Is it worse to fail at something, or never attempt it in the first place?

Most Helpful Girl

Worse to never try. You try and you fail. Then you try some more. You try and try until you don't fail. It's really that simple. You never quit. Had this argument with my 10 year old niece over fast pitch pitching. She quit pitching becuase she was afraid to fail. Not a valid excuse in my book. I spent more hours than I care to count playing catcher for her. So many bruises and bumps I had to wear pants for weeks to hide them. But it was all worth it when she ended up starting pitcher and was voted MVP.

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Most Helpful Guy

Never attempt it. Later in life you tend to most regret the opportunities you ignored, not the ones you attempted and failed. It might merely be a matter of outlook on how you reflect upon your life, but often it's the things we could have done that we didn't do which leads to regret over the long term than things we did do but didn't succeed at doing.

What Girls Said 10

I would say fail is better than to never attempt. I saw this recently and I was like "wow". Let's be fair, not everyone will have the opportunities she's had in the first place, but for those who do, I think this is a great way to reframe how we see things.

Failure to me would be less. Failure is a teacher , in what not to do and can lead to a better outcome in future attempts. Never trying is the losers and quitter way of dealing with life. I man not always succed the first time , but you can bet ima be back to try again